Christopher John Davison, aka Chris de Burgh, was born in
Argentina (his dad was a British diplomat) and eventually settled down
in Ireland. It was during his childhood days in Ireland that he
began honing his music skills by performing for the hotel guests in the
hotel that Davison's family owned. It was at this time in his life that
he took the stage name de Burgh.

In 1974, Chris de Burgh landed a contract with A&M
records, and subsequently went on tour with Supertramp. His debut
album, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, was released in 1975. As the
1970's rolled on and de Burgh continued to produce new albums, he was
never able to break into the charts in the USA or UK, but was a huge
success in other European and South American countries.

By the early 1980's, de Burgh's success in the UK and USA
began to change. Some of you may remember the song "Don't Pay the
Ferryman" from The Getaway
(1982). Man on the Line
(1984) also did well, charting at 11 in the UK. It was Chris de
Burgh's 1986 release, Into the Light,
that brought him his greatest all around success. This album
featured the song "Lady in Red", which was a number 1 hit in the UK and
number 3 in the USA. The re-release of the 1976 song, "A Spaceman
Came Traveling", became a top 40 hit in the UK in late 1986.

Chris De Burgh's last release in the 80's was
Flying Colors (1988). This album did
not fair nearly as well as its predecessor, and de Burgh essentially
began his slide out of the limelight. De Burgh has continued
performing and releasing new material since the hey days of the 80's.
At the time of this writing, the Chris de Burgh Discography was as
follows:

1975: Far Beyond These Castle Walls

1975: Spanish Train and Other Stories

1977: At the End of a Perfect Day

1979: Crusader

1980: Eastern Wind

1981: Best Moves

1982: The Getaway

1984: Man on the Line

1984: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

1986: Into the Light

1988: Flying Colours

1989: Spark to Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

1990: High on Emotion: Live from Dublin

1992: Power of Ten

1994: This Way Up

1995: Beautiful Dreams

1997: Live in South Africa

1998: The Love Songs

1999: Quiet Revolution

2000: The Ultimate Collection

2001: Notes from Planet Earth - The Ultimate Collection

2002: Timing is Everything

2004: The Road to Freedom

2004: The River Sessions

2005: Live in Dortmund

2006: The Storyman

2007: Gold

2008: Footsteps

2008: Now and Then

2010: Moonfleet & Other Stories

2011: Footsteps 2

2012: Home

1986Into the Light

THE LADY
IN RED:[chorus] The lady in red is dancing with me,
Cheek to cheek, There's nobody here, It's just
you and me
It's where I wanna be, But I hardly know this
beauty by my side, I'll never forget the way you
look tonight [etc]